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Wayne Edward Floura

Wayne Edward Floura, age 79 of Bemidji, Minn. died Sunday, January 4, 2009 in North Country Regional Hospital, Bemidji, Minn. surrounded by family.

A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 P.M., Friday, January 9, 2009 at First Lutheran Church, Bemidji, Minn. with Reverend Alan Johnson officiating. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the church. Inurnment will be held at a later date. Arrangements are entrusted to the Olson-Schwartz Funeral Home, Bemidji, Minn.

Honorary bearers will be his grandchildren.

Wayne was born on October 20, 1929 to Fred and Nina (Olson) Floura. He was raised and attended schools in Hines and Blackduck. After high school, Wayne worked as a logger and later for Case Farm Equipment in Illinois. He enlisted in the Army in 1948 and spent a year in active service and five years in the active reserves. In 1954 he married Eilene (Ike) Haugen in Staples, Minn.; June of 2009 will mark their 55th wedding anniversary. He returned to logging before he began his career with the Minnesota Department of Transportation in Bemidji, retiring after 35 years of service. He was a member of the Elks Lodge, the Eagles Club and the American Legion. He was an avid outdoorsman, spending much of his time fishing, hunting, and trapping. A traveler, Wayne loved spending the winter months down South, as well as making trips to Europe to visit family. Other things he enjoyed were collecting state quarters, watching baseball and being a co-owner and operator of Floura Brother's Wild Rice with his brother, Gene. His master hobby, however, was his garden. His green thumb could always nurture the best tomatoes around.